Reality TV News - April 2009

April 30, 2009Fo, a 19-year-old student from Albuquerque, NM, was revealed to be the ninth runway wannabe eliminated from America's Next Top Model's twelfth season during last night's broadcast on The CW.

April 29, 2009Jon & Kate Plus 8 patriarch Jon Gosselin has denied another report of infidelity after he was photographed leaving a club during the early morning hours with a woman that was not his wife Kate.

April 29, 2009Country singer Chuck Wicks and his partner and real-life girlfriend Julianne Hough became the eighth couple eliminated from Dancing with the Stars' eighth season during last night's live results show broadcast on ABC.

April 28, 2009After going seven seasons without having a celebrity participant miss a performance show due to injury, Dancing with the Stars has now suddenly had the problem occur twice within its eighth season.

April 27, 2009Chuck Wicks says that rumors that he is planning on proposing marriage to professional partner and real-life girlfriend Julianne Hough during a Dancing with the Stars eighth-season broadcast are just that -- rumors.

April 24, 2009After completing what she felt was her strongest photo shoot during her time on America's Next Top Model, it's safe to say that Natalie Pack, a 19-year-old student from Palos Verdes, CA, was very surprised by her elimination from The CW reality series.

April 23, 2009Anoop Desai could have very well been considered for "The Judges' Save" following his Wednesday elimination from American Idol, if the judges hadn't already used it to save fellow eighth-season finalist Matt Giraud one week earlier.

April 23, 2009Natalie, a 19-year-old student from Palos Verdes, CA, was revealed to be the eighth runway wannabe eliminated from America's Next Top Model's twelfth season during last night's broadcast on The CW.

April 22, 2009ABC has revealed the identities of the eight celebrity and athlete pairings competing on The Superstars, its celebrity-themed revival of Superstars, an all-around sports competition that featured famous athletes competing in different sporting events to determine the best athlete in the world.

April 22, 2009American Idol's Top 7 eighth-season finalists took to the stage for the second week in a row during last night's live broadcast of the Fox reality competition series and performed disco hits.

April 22, 2009Former NFL superstar Lawrence Taylor and partner Edyta Sliwinska became the seventh couple eliminated from Dancing with the Stars' eighth season during last night's live results show broadcast on ABC.

April 22, 2009Despite his numerous claims to the contrary, Spencer Pratt was apparently the one responsible for spreading a rumor that Lauren Conrad had previously made a sex tape with ex-beau Jason Wahler.

April 21, 2009A federal court judge has denied disgraced former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich's request that he be allowed to travel to Costa Rica to participate in this summer's NBC revival of I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!

April 21, 2009ABC has announced home viewer votes will determine the identity of a new professional participant for Dancing with the Stars' ninth season and revealed the identities of the six dancers who will be competing for the spot.

April 21, 2009Simon Cowell claims his comments about possibly leaving American Idol once his current contract expires after the next year's ninth season isn't just a negotiating ploy for his next contract.

April 21, 2009E! announced that it has ordered The Lamas Family, a new reality series starring former The Bachelor: London Calling winner Shayne Lamas and the rest of her family as they live their Hollywood lifestyles.

April 20, 2009Lauren Conrad wasn't there when Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt eloped to Cabo San Lucas last November, and she reportedly won't be there again when they legally tie the knot this weekend.

April 16, 2009Although he ultimately voted in favor of the decision, Simon Cowell apparently needed to to be convinced to use the season's new "The Judges' Save" twist to prevent Matt Giraud's elimination on Wednesday night's live American Idol results show.

April 16, 2009London, an 18-year-old student from Arlington, TX, was revealed to be the seventh runway wannabe eliminated from America's Next Top Model's twelfth season during last nigh's broadcast on The CW.

April 15, 2009David Alan Grier says he is "very ashamed" and has apologized for the profanity-laced tirades he directed at Dancing with the Stars' judges during media interviews that followed his elimination on last week's results show.

April 15, 2009Former Jackass and Dr. Steve-O star Stephen "Steve-O" Glover and his partner Lacey Schwimmer became the sixth couple eliminated from Dancing with the Stars' eighth season during last night's live results show broadcast on ABC.

April 15, 2009Oxygen announced it has ordered a pilot for Mr. & Mrs. Makeover, a new reality series that will feature Tori & Dean stars Tori Spelling and Dean McDermott giving couples complete makeovers in an effort to make their relationships more meaningful.

April 15, 2009Oxygen has announced that Tori & Dean: Home Sweet Hollywood's second season -- the fourth edition of its Tori & Dean reality series starring Tori Spelling and her husband Dean McDermot -- will premiere Tuesday, May 26 at 10PM ET/PT.

April 14, 2009Olympic gold medalist and current Dancing with the Stars contestant Shawn Johnson has been granted a three-year restraining order against the alleged stalker who attempted to sneak onto the set of the ABC dance reality series to meet and possibly abduct her.

April 14, 2009Gilles Marini is regarded by many as the frontrunner along with his professional partner Cheryl Burke on the current season of Dancing with the Stars. However, as it turns out, he's been hitting the dance floor with a shoulder injury that has gotten so bad that it will now require surgery once his stint on the ABC dance reality show is done.

April 14, 2009Simon Cowell has clarified his recent British interview comments that he may leave American Idol after next year's 2010 season due to his other obligations to his The X Factor and Britain's Got Talent U.K. reality competitions.

April 14, 2009Rapper-turned-Dancing with the Stars' contestant Lil Kim almost had a lil' problem with the censors after her performance with Derek Hough on last night's episode of the ABC reality dancing competition.

April 13, 2009Spike TV has announced it has ordered a pilot for Pirate Hunters: USN, a new reality series that will follow the US Navy's military operation aimed at ending the threat of piracy in the Gulf of Aden off the coast of Africa.

April 13, 2009R&B singer Brian McKnight became the eighth contestant fired by Donald Trump during last night's second-season The Celebrity Apprentice broadcast which also featured the surprise return of first-season champion Piers Morgan.

April 13, 2009The "Brothers/Stuntmen" team of Mark and Michael Munoz were the last team to arrive at The Amazing Race 14's seventh Pit Stop. However instead of being eliminated, the team discovered that the leg was the race's second (and final) non-elimination leg.

April 13, 2009Between Britain's Got Talent, The X Factor and American Idol, Simon Cowell is apparently a busy guy -- causing him to wonder if he could do without the only one that films stateside. Again.

April 13, 2009Tahlia Brookins wanted to go on America's Next Top Model to raise awareness for burn survivors. In addition to that, the 18-year-old student from Phoenix, AZ sure managed to attract her fair share of attention from the show's other contestants as well.

April 10, 2009Survivor castaways have had a long history of having their fates taken out of their own hands at some point in the competition. For Joe Dowdle, his fate on Survivor: Tocantins was placed entirely in his left leg.

April 9, 2009Scott MacIntyre isn't upset that American Idol's judges couldn't unanimously agree to use their new "The Judges' Save" veto ability to prevent his elimination after he was revealed to be the week's low vote-getter during Wednesday night's live results show broadcast on Fox.

April 9, 2009Tahlia, an 18-year-old student from Phoenix, AZ, was revealed to be the sixth runway wannabe eliminated from America's Next Top Model's twelfth season during last night's broadcast on The CW.

April 9, 2009Simon Cowell has a simple explanation for why he wasn't in favor of using American Idol's new "The Judges' Save" veto ability to save Scott MacIntyre, a legally blind 23-year-old from Scottsdale, AZ, from elimination after he was revealed to be the week's low vote-getter during Wednesday night's live results show broadcast on Fox.

April 8, 2009ABC has announced TheSuperstars, its celebrity-themed revival of Superstars, an all-around sports competition that featured famous athletes competing in different sporting events to determine the best athlete in the world, will premiere Tuesday, June 23 at 8PM ET/PT.Superstars originally premiered as part of ABC's Wide World of Sports program in 1973, and ABC ordered its celebrity-themed revival of the show in January.The Superstars will pair eight celebrities with a professional athlete before the teams compete against each other in various sporting events including swimming, biking, running, kayaking and other head-to-head athletic challenges that will test strength, speed, stamina, agility and strategy.

April 7, 2009American Idol fourth-season champion Carrie Underwood has apologized for an Academy of Country Music Awards acceptance speech comment that some viewers construed as an apparent sexual reference.

April 6, 2009The CW has announced that Blonde Charity Mafia, a new The Hills-like reality series starring several young Washington, D.C. socialites, will premiere with two back-to-back episodes on Tuesday, July 7 at 9PM ET/PT and 9:30PM ET/PT.

April 6, 2009Fox has announced More to Love, a new reality dating series produced by The Bachelor creator Mike Fleiss that will star a plus-size bachelor as he attempts to woo several plus-size bachelorettes, will premiere on Tuesday, July 28 at 9PM ET/PT.

April 6, 2009The CW has rescheduled the New York America's Next Top Model casting call that was shut down after a nearby car breakdown resulted in a wild scene in which hundreds of wannabe models stampeded through the streets of Manhattan after false rumors that the smoking vehicle was actually a bomb spread through the crowd.

April 6, 2009TLC music group member Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Keeping up with the Kardashians' star Khloe Kardashian became the sixth and seventh contestants to be fired by Donald Trump during last night's broadcast of The Celebrity Apprentice's second season on NBC.

April 6, 2009MTV has revealed the identities of the four freshmen who will appear in College Life, a new reality series that will follow the University of Wisconsin-Madison students and is scheduled to premiere Monday, April 13 at 10:30PM ET/PT.

April 6, 2009It wouldn't be an Academy of Country Music Awards show without Carrie Underwood, as the singer took home two more awards during last night's live broadcast of the 44th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards on CBS.

April 3, 2009After lasting 18 days in the Brazilian Highlands, Sydney Wheeler, a 24-year-old model and interior designer from San Diego, CA, became the sixth castaway to be eliminated from Survivor: Tocantins during last night's broadcast of the CBS reality series.

April 2, 2009Sandra, a 19-year-old student from Rockville, MD, was revealed to be the fifth runway wannabe eliminated from America's Next Top Model's twelfth season during last night's broadcast on The CW.

April 1, 2009Nicole Brewer experienced both the high of returning to The Biggest Loser ranch as well as the low of being booted off of it, as the 37-year-old wardrobe stylist from Brooklyn, NY became the fifteenth contestant eliminated from The Biggest Loser: Couples during last night's broadcast on NBC.

April 1, 2009Bravo has announced it will premiere The Fashion Show, its new Project Runway knockoff, on Thursday, May 7 at 10PM ET/PT and revealed the identities of the fifteen designers who will compete on the new series.

April 1, 2009The Girls Next Door star Holly Madison and her partner Dmitry Chaplin and Apple Computer co-founder Steve Wozniak and his partner Karina Smirnoff were revealed to be the third and fourth couples eliminated from Dancing with the Stars' eighth season during last night's special live double-elimination results show broadcast on ABC.